When Lyon almost stole Arthur from under Barca's noses

Signed in the summer of 2018, although spoken about long before, Arthur could have ended up in a totally different team before becoming a household name in Spain.

'L'équpe has revealed that Juninho Pernambucano, the legendary former Lyon player, recommended Arthur to his ex-team before his breakout on the international stage.

The footballer then continued with his great performances for Gremio and became even popular when he won the Copa Libertadores, which made Barcelona sign him.

The CM played 44 matches for Barcelona in his first season, starting 32 of them, and has already played 3 times this season, scoring one and assisting one.